Bâgé-la-Ville
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| local community | Bâgé-Dommartin | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 19 ′ N , 4 ° 57 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 01380 | |
| Former INSEE code | 01025 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2018 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Former town hall of Bâgé-la-Ville |
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Bâgé-la-Ville is a former French commune with 3,200 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes in the department of Ain . It was assigned to the canton of Replonges and the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse . The inhabitants are called Bagésiens .
With effect from January 1, 2018, the formerly independent municipalities of Bâgé-la-Ville and Dommartin were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Bâgé-Dommartin and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Bâgé-la-Ville.
geography
Bâgé-la-Ville is located in the Bresse countryside , around ten kilometers east of Mâcon . The small Loëze that flows into the Saône flows through the municipality . Bâgé-la-Ville is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chevroux in the north, Dommartin in the northeast, Saint-Didier-d'Aussiat in the east, Saint-Genis-sur-Menthon in the southeast, Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon in the south, Saint- André-de-Bâgé in the southwest, Replonges and Feillens in the west and Manziat in the northwest. In the southwest the municipality of Bâgé-le-Châtel is an island in the municipality.
The A40 autoroute runs through the village .
history
The name Bâgé came from a Gallo-Roman country house that belonged to a certain Balgiasius . There was a commander of the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem in the community .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,399 | 1,383 | 1,361 | 1,596 | 1,959 | 2,314 | 2,623 | 3.130 |
Attractions
- Saint-Michel church
- Épaisse Chapel, Monument historique since 1982
- Aigrefeuille Chapel
- Raponnet Castle from the 18th century
- Montépin Castle from the 13th century
- La Griffonière Castle
Personalities
- Louis Duret (1527–1586), personal physician to Charles IX.
Partnerships
Together with the neighboring municipality of Bâgé-le-Châtel, Bâgé-la-Ville has maintained a partnership with the German municipality of Bad Waldsee in Baden-Württemberg since 1991 .
